Car-stake.



PATBNTED JULY z, 1907..

L. sus. GAR STARE. APPLIQATIOH FILED JAN. 29, 1907,

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PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

AvNo. 858.834.

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LIvIN sTAs, or TAooMA, WASHINGTON.

CAR-STARE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed January 29, 1907. Serial No. 354.729.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LIVIN\ SrAs, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State ofWashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gar-Stakes, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

Thisinvention relates to car stakes and especially for cars for use inthe lumber trade for shipping logs and sawed timber and has for itsobjects to provide a stake of solid construction permanently fixed tothe car and which shall be able to stand the hard usage incident toshipping logs; to provide means whereby the stakes on each side are allheld upright; to provide means for removing said holding device from theopposite side of the car, so that all the stakes on one side may beremoved without endangering the life of the employee operating them; toprovide locking means whereby accidental releasing of stakes isprevented; to provide adjustable posts adapted to fit in the car stakesto hold a load of sawed timber; and to provide an adjustable tie bar,joining the tops of each pair of posts.

yI attain these objects by the mechanisms anddevices illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of thedeck of a fiat car, showing my car stakes and posts mounted thereon;Fig. 2 is a side view of the top of one of the posts, showing a portionof the tie bar; Fig. 3 is an end view thereof Fig. 4 is a verticalsection ofthe adjustable clamp in the tie bar; Fig. 5 is a front .viewof the car stake; Fig. 6 is a side view thereof, the bracket being insection to show the stake; Fig. 7 is a similar view, showing a stakewithout the operating lever; Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6, showingthe stake released and turned down; Figs. 9 and 10 are iront and sideviews, respectively, of the stake operating and locking mechanism,

in the locked position; and Figs. 11 and 12 are similar views, showingthe mechanism in its unlocked position:

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

To each of the side sills 1 of a iiat car are secured two, or three, orfour brackets 2 which support the car stakes. These brackets 2 consistof a back plate and two side ears 3 open on the top, the bottom, and theouter side, except for a short lug or stop 4 on the inner end of thetop, against which the car stake rests when in its vertical position. Abolt or pin 5 passes through the ears4 3 near the lower outer edgethereof as shown in the drawings. This pin 5 is made very strong andsupports the car stake 6 for which it acts as a pivot.

The car stake 6 is made hollow and has its upper end beveled 0H at aboutan angle of 45 degrees as shown. The shape of the stake 6 is such that,when it is in its vertical position, the main part above the car deck isvertical and is insideI of pivot 5 and rests against the edge of thestop 4, the-part reaching from the straight upper body to the pivotbeing preferably curved as shown. A depending extension 7 is also formedintegral with the car stake below the pivot 5 said extension beingprovided with a notch 8, in its inner lower edge, adapted to engage theroller of the stake holder. A pair of small side lugs 9 are also formedon the sides of the stake 6 to brace it from side motion against theears 3 as shown in Fig. 5.

The stakes are all held in their vertical positions by the rollers 10which engage the notches 8 of the extensions 7 to prevent the rotationof the stake on the pivot 5. The rollers 10 are mounted. on arms l1secured to the shaft 12 which extends through all the brackets on oneside of the car. The position of the shaft 12 is such as to bring the`arms 11 in horizontal position when engaging the extension 7, so thatthe strain thereon will not tend to force the arms downward and therollers out from the engaging position. For this reason the lower partof the notch 8, above mentioned, is made on a curved line, havingthecenter of the shaft 12 for its center, so that any motion of the arms11 does not affect the stake 6 until the roller has passed out of saidnotch.

In practice I mount the arms l1, as shown in Fig. 7, on all the bracketsexcept one on each side, and in that one I mount the arms 13 (Fig. 6).These arms 13 are similar to the arms 1l but have an operating lever 14formed thereon, and depending downward therefrom as shown, saidoperating lever 14 being connected to the other' side of the car by theoperating rod l5 in which a turnbuckle 16 is mounted for adjustingpurposes. Thus when all the stakes on one side of the car are to bereleased the rod l5 is pulled, which turns the shaft 12 and the arms 11and 13 and moves all the rollers 10 downward out of the notches 8 in theextensions 7, thus freeing all the stakes 6 and allowing the pressure ofthe logs, or other load, to push the stakes outward on their pivots sothat they drop into the positions shown in Fig.A 8.

In order to control the rods 15 from the other side of the car and inorder to prevent their being accidentally moved I have devised thefollowing supporting and locking mechanism, which is secured preferablyto the inner sides of the outer side sills 1. The rod 15 is secured tothe end of the arm 17 which is mounted on the pivot, or shaft, 18 whichpasses through the hub 19 of the arm 17. This hub 19 has a portion ofits upper surface cut away to leave the two Cross lugs 20 extendingupward therefrom. The shaft 18 is mounted in the brackets 21 of the'casting 22. A latch 23 is pivoted to the casting 22 at right angles tothe shaft 18 and has its lower portion adapted to engage between thelugs 20 on the hub 19. It is also provided with a weighted handle 24extending at an angle, so that its weightyvill tend to keep the end ofthe latch 23 between the lugs 20 and against one of the brackets 21 ofthe casting 22. This latch 23 is further locked, in its lockingposition, by the arm 25 of the second latch, said arm being pivoted alsoto the casting 22 and resting on a lug formed on the casting and beingdirectly in line with the end of said latch 23 so as to prevent itsturning on its pivot to pass from between the lugs 20. This arm 25 isalso provided with a short handle 26. Thus when it is desired to releasethe car stakes 6 on one side of the car, the locking apparatus, on theother side, is unlocked by turning the latches 25 and 23, into thepositions shown in Fig. ll, and then turning the shaft 18 and the arm 17which pulls the rod l5 and releases the car stakes as already described.

When the car is to be used for shipping small poles, cord wood or sawedlumber the stakes 6 are raised into their working position and the ironposts 27 are inserted therein. The posts 27 are tubular and are abouttive feet long. Inside of the post 27 is a smaller tube 28 oi about thesame length. The tube 28 is provided with a collar 39 near its top toprevent its falling all the way into the tube 27 when itis not in use.The tubes 28 are then fastened together by the adjustable tie bars whichrest on the top oi the load, the tube 28 being slid down inside oi thetube 27 to bring the tie bai` to the proper height. The top oi each tube28 has a vertical notch 29 across it into which the end oi the tie bartits. A hole 30 is made in the tube 28 below the notch 29 into which thehooked end 3l oi the tie bar tits, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The tiebar consists oi two flat bars 32 and 33 each provided with the hookedends engagingin the notches 29 and the holes 3() in the tubes 28. To thebar 32 is secured a sleeve 34 into which the bar 33 passes. The bar 33has a series oi' teeth 35 formed on its upper surface near its end, intowhich the latch 3G mounted in the sleeve 34 engages to hold the barstogether. he latch 36 is secured to the pivoted handle 37 and is keptpressed into the teeth 35 by means of the spring 38.

When it is desired to unload, or to take down the posts for any reason,the handle 37 is depressed thus raising the latch 36 from the teeth 35and releasing all connection between the bars 32 and 33 which may thenbe unhooked from their respective tubes 28; then the tubes 28 are pusheddown into the tubes 27; then the tubes 27 are removed from the stakes 6;then the stake latches are unlocked and the stakes released as alreadydescribed, and the tubes 27 with the tubes 28 inside them are stowedaway in a receptacle provided therefor.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

l. In a car stake, the combination of an open bracket, a vertical stakepivoted thereto and adapted to move outward from the car, a dependingextension tormedon said stake, a stop engaging said extension to preventthe stake turning outward on its pivot and being secured to a hori--zontal shaft, a level' secured to said shaft to turn it and remove saidstop from engagement with said stake extension. and a bar extendingacross the car under the deck thereoi` and secured to said lever tocontrol and operate it.

2. In a car stake, the combination of an open bracket, a vertical stakepivoted thereto and adapted to lnove outward from the cary a dependingextension formed on said stake, a stop engaging said extension toprevent the stake turning outward on its pivot and beingl secured to ahori zontal shaft, a lever secured to said shaft to turn it and removesaid stop from engagement with said stake extension, a barextendingacross the car under the deck thereof and secured t0 said leverto control and operate it, and supporting and locking means mounted onthe other side 0f the car whereby said har is held i'rom moving.

3. In a ear stake, the combination o1' a pivoted car stake, a pivotedstop controlling said stake, a lever connected to said stop to move itfrom said car stake, a bar secured to said lever and passing to theother side of the car. a pivoted lever' mounted on the other side ot'the car and secured to the other end of said bar, a lug formed on saidlever to prevent it from turningon its pivot. and a pivotcd latchengaging said lug and removable therefrom.

1. In a car stake, the combination ot a pivoted car stake. a pivotedstop controllingsaid stake, a lever connected lo said stop to move itfrom said car stake, a bar secured to said lever and passing to theother side otf the car. and a pivoted latch adapted to prevent themovement ot' said bar when said latch is in engagement; therewith.

5. ln a car stake. the combination oi' a pivoted cnr stake, a pivotedstop controlling said stake. a lcver connected to said stop to move itfrom said car stake. a bar secured to said lever and passing to theother side oi' the car. :i pivoted lever mounted on the other-side ot'the car and secured to the other end ot' said bar, a lug formed on saidlever to prevent it from turning on its pivot. a pivotcd latch en gagingsaid lug and removable in one direction therct'rom. and a second latchengaging said til-s1 latch to prevent. its movement and removabletherefrom` G. 111 a car stake, the combination oi' a pair of verticalLvhollow stakes one on each side ol thc car. hollow telcscopicallyadjustable posts extending upward from cach of said stakes. longitudinalbars extending inward trom and removably secured to the upper ends ofeach of said posts. and a clamp secured to one of said bars andadjuslably engaging the other bar to tie said bars und their posts tovvgether.

7. ln a car stake, the combination ot' a pair of vertically hollowstakes one on cach side of the car. hollow telcscopically adjustableposts extendingl upward from each of said stakes, longitudinal barsextending inward i'rom and removably secured to the upper ends ot' eachof said posts, a series of teeth formed on one edge oI one o1' saidbars, 11 clamp piece secured to the other bar and iuclosingthe end ofsaid tirst bar and the teeth thereon, and a spring actuated removabledog mounted in said clamp piece and engaging said teeth to tie the barstogether.

in testimony whereof l allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses llnxnr F. lllcnnsmv, E. R. Yonk.

